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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Mugging on the rise
This refers to The Daily Star news report dated 9th April 2014. It said, bike-riding muggers shot a bkash employee and snatched away around Tk 10 lakh from him on Rokeya Sarani in the capital's Mirpuron April 8.
1 would like to add that such mugging has now become the order of the day as I had also fallen victim to such muggers on April 6. I was returning home after a medical check-up from Popular Diagnostic Centre at Dhanmondi, Road no: 2 at about 9 pm when suddenly a man bumped into me. I said it was ok. But he didn't leave and started talking to me about his power and which party he belonged to. He held my hand and let me feel his revolver and bullets and demanded taka 50,000/-. I told him that I had only taka 2000/- in my wallet. He took the money and vanished into the darkness.
Not a single week passes without a Daily Star report on mugging. It is clear that law and order has gone from bad to worse. But our top leaders say every now and then that the law and order is now better than any time in the past. It is imperative that the government takes immediate measures to improve the situation in the Capital.
Abu Imran
Azim pur, Dhaka
Import of mealybug in Bangladesh from UN mission It is very alarming that mealybug is spreading in Bangladesh which will destroy crops and fruit bearing trees. Mealybug (foreign bug) has been brought in along with equipment (mainly vehicles) after use in UN Mission areas - mainly in the African countries. It has spread in some Bangladesh Army units destroying jackfruits and other trees. The Army units have tried all types of insecticides but to no avail. The only effective measure is to destroy the bugs by fire. After rainfall it takes shelter underneath the earth where they release eggs and breed bugs. I suggest using flamethrower to destroy these dangerous insects. The government can take the help of the Army.
In future, all used equipment returning from UN Mission areas must be disinfected before entering Bangladesh.
Maj Gen ATM Abdul Wahab (Retd)
Baridhara, Dhaka
Comments on news report, "Schools closed for minister's reception," published on April 20, 2014
Mofi
I wonder if the ministry will now make a law to stop this malpractice. Only request or directives from the ministry apparently don't work.
Molla A. Latif
The education minister's directives were violated.
Hardreality
Our MPs and ministers hanker so much after attention and praise and applause that they seem hell-bent upon getting those by any means. This senseless practice is going on despite nationwide criticism, which indicates that public outcry falls on deaf ears.
Shahin Huq
We don't need any schools or colleges. Keep people poor and ignorant and then rule them. Is this Awami policy?
"India and China: Are they mismatched?" (April 20, 2014)
Somdutta Sinha
Well said, Mr. Rahman. These Asian countries will become the leaders in every aspect in the near future, if they come to a consensus.
Turja
Cooperation in technology, R&D, human resources might be possible but there remains a big question regarding territorial dispute. It will be difficult for any Indian government to solve the dispute over land boundary with China (and with Bangladesh) because of some fundamentalists.
"Any land-related case your wife filed?" (April 19, 2014)
Mofi
What a country we live in! After reading this report, I feel very unsafe. See who exactly runs the country, who holds the power! It's a country of powerful 'Bhais'.